The new PPP
poll showing Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential candidates, if accurate, should give those who think they know politics pause. Yes, the race is young and polls are not predictive at this point but aside from Trump's first place position in the poll some of the other data are astounding. Who would have thought Trump's positive favorability rating would match Ben Carson's? Both candidates have a 55% favorable rating but Carson edges out Trump. While the Donald's unfavorable rating is 32% only 10% of the sample have an unfavorable opinion of Carson. It's worth noting that Trump's 55% is double Chris Christie's 27%. Mike Huckabee enjoys the highest favorability at 65%
I find this fact stunning. Which candidate runs best among younger voters (18-45)? Donald Trump and by more than a just nose. In this demographic 65% view Trump favorably and 26% view him unfavorably.
Here are the top 10 candidates.
| Donald Trump |
16% |
| Jeb Bush |
12% |
| Scott Walker |
12% |
| Mike Huckabee |
11% |
| Ben Carson |
9% |
| Marco Rubio |
9% |
| Rand Paul |
7% |
| Ted Cruz |
6% |
| Chris Christie |
5% |
| Carly Fiorina |
4% |
And their favorable / unfavorable ratings
|
Favorable |
Unfavorable |
| Donald Trump |
55% |
32% |
| Jeb Bush |
43% |
35% |
| Scott Walker |
51% |
14% |
| Mike Huckabee |
65% |
19% |
| Ben Carson |
55% |
10% |
| Marco Rubio |
57% |
16% |
| Rand Paul |
49% |
22% |
| Ted Cruz |
53% |
17% |
| Chris Christie |
27% |
41% |
| Carly Fiorina |
33% |
17% |
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